Peter Schirmacher

Peter is acting chairman of the German Society of Pathology, director of the Institute of Pathology at Heidelberg University Hospital, and president of the German Association for the Study of the Liver. His research interests include molecular and morphological digestive system carcinogenesis, especially of the liver and pancreas, tumor banking, and virtual microscopy. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed publications and thinks that “pathology has a bright future, with great challenges in molecular diagnostics, biobanking, and innovative imaging approaches.”

Part of the Power List 2015

Who are the most influential laboratory medicine professionals?
That’s the question we posed to ourselves – and then to you – over two months ago, ahead of open nominations and a painstaking judging process. Here, without further ado, we celebrate the answer.

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